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Very interesting, I second the more "history of..." articles notion.

Why aren't young people buying? BECAUSE THEY'RE BROKE.

There are a lot of reasons, but most of them are financial.
Houses cost a lot.
Inflation.
Wages have not followed the curve of inflation for 30 plus years.
Houses are a large responsibility. I.E. They are a money sink.
Most young people have enough debt as it is, adding a mortgage is just absurd.

@Rosekraft

Refrigeration hasn't always been around, and it isn't available everywhere anyways. People got along just fine with their eggs stored at room temperature. Heck they come out of the chicken at least at room/outdoor temperature. It doesn't matter all that much.

It seems so disappointing that they painted ALL the wood. I would have left the ceiling natural wood, it would look nice with the white without making it feel too dark. Its just too stark with only white.

A wooden lazy susan perhaps? Its already a circle shape, and the wood ones tend to be pretty thick.

The art on your couch wall is quite lackluster in terms of scale. Thats a big wall, so it needs a big piece of art. Maybe you could add another side table on the other side of the couch. And since the table looks too small for lamps, perhaps you could hang some over the table(s)? I agree with the siding things out from the wall, but I would only pull them out by about a foot, since that is a walk through area. That table looks odd sitting so close to the wall.

I second the newspaper suggestion. It works very well. It is a tip I learned as a child from my friend's mom who cleaned houses for a living, and I've been using ever since I had windows to clean.

I agree, that couch is my ideal one.

I saw this set in person in the artist's studio at the EAST studio tour recently. While being pretty, it did leave a few things to be desired. The table wobbled on the legs. Probably a combination of the small legs attached at few points and the heavy weight. Also, the artist mentioned the surface sealant wasn't right; it was crackled. Perhaps large scale manufacturing will prevent future surface mishaps. Over all, pretty, but I wouldn't buy it if it wobbled. The crackle looked nice in my eyes, despite the artist's dislike of it.

Are there actually people besides myself who are excited to know the scientific names of the plants they own or see?